About Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil
Lived 1880 – 1942 (aged 61–62). Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil was a Haitian writer.
Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil (1880–1942), also known as J.C. Dorsainvil, was a Haitian author and educator. Born in Port-au-Prince, Dorsainvil worked as a teacher and wrote books on such topics as science, politics, history, and Haitian society. Several of his books explored the Haitian religion of Vodou.
Selected works Vaudou et Névrose (1931), English: Voodoo and Neurosis Une Explication Philologique du Vaudou (1924), English: A Philological Explanation of Voodoo Vaudou et Magie (1937), English: Voodoo and Magic Le Problème de l'Enseignement Primaire en Haïti (1922), English: The Problem of Primary Education in Haiti Quelques Vues Politiques et Morales (1934), English: Some Views of Policies and Morals
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Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil was born in 1880 in Port-au-Prince.
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Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil died in 1942.
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Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil was a writer.
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Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil was Haitian.
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